Question 1

Forensic DNA typing can prove the innocence of a crime suspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In reproductive cloning:

Accepted Answer

A)  an embryo from two parents is genetically modified. 
B)  bacteria are transformed with recombinant DNA. 
C)  many copies of a single gene are made. 
D)  adult mammals of a defined genotype are produced. 
A)  an embryo from two parents is genetically modified. 
B)  bacteria are transformed with recombinant DNA. 
C)  many copies of a single gene are made. 
D)  adult mammals of a defined genotype are produced.

Question 3

Define recombinant DNA.

Accepted Answer

Recombinant DNA is a piece of

Question 4

What roles do plasmids play in biotechnology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plasmids are used to provide nutrients to bacterial cells. 
B)  Plasmids are used to break open the cell wall of bacterial cells. 
C)  Plasmids are used to infect and destroy bacterial cells. 
D)  Plasmids are used as a vector to transfer genes between organisms. 
A)  Plasmids are used to provide nutrients to bacterial cells. 
B)  Plasmids are used to break open the cell wall of bacterial cells. 
C)  Plasmids are used to infect and destroy bacterial cells. 
D)  Plasmids are used as a vector to transfer genes between organisms.

Question 5

Why are restriction enzymes that produce sticky ends valuable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sticky-ended DNA is easier to amplify by PCR. 
B)  The ends produced will stick to any complementary DNA from any source. 
C)  Sticky-ended DNA is easier to replicate in cells. 
D)  They produce ends that stick only to plasmid DNA. 
A)  Sticky-ended DNA is easier to amplify by PCR. 
B)  The ends produced will stick to any complementary DNA from any source. 
C)  Sticky-ended DNA is easier to replicate in cells. 
D)  They produce ends that stick only to plasmid DNA.

Question 6

Cells that can give rise to more of its kind along with at least one variety of specialized cell are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic cells. 
B)  blastocysts. 
C)  nerve cells. 
D)  stem cells. 
E)  egg cells. 
A)  somatic cells. 
B)  blastocysts. 
C)  nerve cells. 
D)  stem cells. 
E)  egg cells.

Question 7

Through the process of ________, a cell will incorporate genetic material from outside itself.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Through the process of ________, a cell...

Question 8

If you found the same number of short tandem repeats at three different locations in two samples of DNA, what would you conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two samples were from different individuals. 
B)  The two samples were most likely from the same individual. 
C)  Both samples were from females. 
D)  Both samples were from males. 
A)  The two samples were from different individuals. 
B)  The two samples were most likely from the same individual. 
C)  Both samples were from females. 
D)  Both samples were from males.

Question 9

Kary Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for inventing:

Accepted Answer

A)  restriction enzymes. 
B)  DNA fingerprinting. 
C)  therapeutic stem cell applications. 
D)  the polymerase chain reaction. 
A)  restriction enzymes. 
B)  DNA fingerprinting. 
C)  therapeutic stem cell applications. 
D)  the polymerase chain reaction.

Question 10

What is used to cut DNA in generating recombinant DNA?

Accepted Answer

A)  bacteriophage 
B)  plasmids 
C)  primers 
D)  restriction enzymes 
A)  bacteriophage 
B)  plasmids 
C)  primers 
D)  restriction enzymes

Question 11

It is not possible for a human gene to work in any other organism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"Bacterial transformation" is a bacterium's ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  take up DNA from its surroundings. 
B)  connect DNA fragments once they are cut with restriction enzymes. 
C)  produce restriction enzymes. 
D)  produce proteins from another organism's genes. 
A)  take up DNA from its surroundings. 
B)  connect DNA fragments once they are cut with restriction enzymes. 
C)  produce restriction enzymes. 
D)  produce proteins from another organism's genes.

Question 13

The restriction enzyme EcoRI cuts between the G and the A of the sequence GAATTC. Which statement is true about this enzyme?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will cut this sequence only in bacteriophage DNA. 
B)  It leaves sticky ends of sequence CTTA. 
C)  It will cut this sequence only in bacterial DNA. 
D)  It leaves sticky ends of sequence AATT. 
A)  It will cut this sequence only in bacteriophage DNA. 
B)  It leaves sticky ends of sequence CTTA. 
C)  It will cut this sequence only in bacterial DNA. 
D)  It leaves sticky ends of sequence AATT.

Exam 15: The Future Isnt What It Used to Be: Biotechnology

Forensic DNA typing can prove the innocence of a crime suspect.

In reproductive cloning:

Define recombinant DNA.

What roles do plasmids play in biotechnology?

Why are restriction enzymes that produce sticky ends valuable?

Cells that can give rise to more of its kind along with at least one variety of specialized cell are known as:

Through the process of ________, a cell will incorporate genetic material from outside itself.

If you found the same number of short tandem repeats at three different locations in two samples of DNA, what would you conclude?

Kary Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for inventing:

What is used to cut DNA in generating recombinant DNA?

It is not possible for a human gene to work in any other organism.

"Bacterial transformation" is a bacterium's ability to:

The restriction enzyme EcoRI cuts between the G and the A of the sequence GAATTC. Which statement is true about this enzyme?

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